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TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
"HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
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"HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
"HK" wrote in message . .. wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater. SloMo has learned that you have a ccw permit in multiple states. Slo Mo has also learned that your carry weapon is a Sig X5 9MM. Slo Mo has learned that you do not carry in DC, but you do carry every where else that's legal. Slo Mo believes that you are carrying in states that restrict open carry. Slo MO believes that you are mentally ill and dangerous. Slo Mo thinks you should sell all of your expensive guns and use the proceeds to feed the hungry children. And That's all I am going to say about that. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
On Mar 30, 11:48*am, HK wrote:
wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal.." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. * * * * * * *- - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide *a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hmm, let's see. Harry posts an article here about the TSA and a nipple ring, then chides someone else for not posting boating related posts.......... Care to conjure up all of your posts for the last, say week, and see just what percentage is boating related? |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
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"HK" wrote in message . .. wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater. SloMo has learned that you have a ccw permit in multiple states. Slo Mo has also learned that your carry weapon is a Sig X5 9MM. Slo Mo has learned that you do not carry in DC, but you do carry every where else that's legal. Slo Mo believes that you are carrying in states that restrict open carry. Slo MO believes that you are mentally ill and dangerous. Slo Mo thinks you should sell all of your expensive guns and use the proceeds to feed the hungry children. And That's all I am going to say about that. My "carry weapon" is only a Sig X5 when I am carrying on the farmette here or out by the Shenandoah, and I when I do carry that piece, it sure as hell ain't concealed. D'oh. It's for protection against dangerous critters. We don't have any right around here, but there sure as hell are plenty of them out where we stomp around by the Shenandoah or on the adjacent mountain trails. The Sig earns its living as a target pistol, mainly, but it is such a pleasure to shoot, I carry it on those occasions I described. I rarely "carry concealed," although I do have the permits to do so. As for what SloMo believes, who really gives a ****, eh? I mean, its not as if anything you think matters to anyone. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
On Mar 30, 12:20*pm, HK wrote:
wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it.. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. * * * * * * *- - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide *a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater. SloMo has learned that you have a ccw permit in multiple states. Slo Mo has also learned that your carry weapon is a Sig X5 9MM. Slo Mo has learned that you do not carry in DC, but you do carry every where else that's legal. Slo Mo believes that you are carrying in states that restrict open carry. Slo MO believes that you are mentally ill and dangerous. Slo Mo thinks you should sell all of your expensive guns and use the proceeds to feed the hungry children. And That's all I am going to say about that. My "carry weapon" is only a Sig X5 when I am carrying on the farmette here or out by the Shenandoah, and I when I do carry that piece, it sure as hell ain't concealed. *D'oh. It's for protection against dangerous critters. We don't have any right around here, but there sure as hell are plenty of them out where we stomp around by the Shenandoah or on the adjacent mountain trails. The Sig earns its living as a target pistol, mainly, but it is such a pleasure to shoot, I carry it on those occasions I described. I rarely "carry concealed," although I do have the permits to do so. As for what SloMo believes, who really gives a ****, eh? I mean, its not as if anything you think matters to anyone.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If you're that much of a scared pussy, stay home. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
On Mar 30, 2:30*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Mar 30, 11:48 am, HK wrote: wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hmm, let's see. Harry posts an article here about the TSA and a nipple ring, then chides someone else for not posting boating related posts.......... Care to conjure up all of your posts for the last, say week, and see just what percentage is boating related? But nipples have caused a lot of trouble over the years. *Lots of young and older men have had major trouble because of female nipples.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I've had MY share of troubles because of them. |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:09:53 -0400, "
wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater. SloMo has learned that you have a ccw permit in multiple states. Slo Mo has also learned that your carry weapon is a Sig X5 9MM. Slo Mo has learned that you do not carry in DC, but you do carry every where else that's legal. Slo Mo believes that you are carrying in states that restrict open carry. Slo MO believes that you are mentally ill and dangerous. Slo Mo thinks you should sell all of your expensive guns and use the proceeds to feed the hungry children. And That's all I am going to say about that. And, as he brings it up, I'm wondering what part of Harry's nipple story was boating related. -- John *H* (Not the other one!) |
TSA Forces Nipple Ring Removal
wrote in message ... On Mar 30, 11:48 am, HK wrote: wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Security flap arises over nipple ring removal Washington Times March 29, 2008 By Audrey Hudson - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday stood by its decision to require a Texas airline passenger to remove a nipple ring with pliers before boarding a flight, but says more discreet screening procedures may allow sensitively placed piercings to be worn in the future. "TSA acknowledges that our procedures caused difficulty for the passenger involved and regrets her discomfort with the situation," said TSA spokesman Christopher White. "In the future, TSA's procedures will meet the security need while giving additional flexibility for this kind of screening situation," Mr. White said. "This could include a visual inspection without removal." Mandi Hamlin, 37-year-old graphics artist, said she was forced to remove the nipple ring with pliers on Feb. 24 before boarding Southwest Flight 35 from Lubbock, Texas, to Dallas. Gloria Allred, Ms. Hamlin's lawyer, read from a letter to the TSA during a video teleconference Thursday asking the TSA's Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to investigate the incident. "After nipple rings are inserted, the skin can often heal around the piercing, and the rings can be extremely difficult and painful to remove," Ms. Allred said in the letter. "Still crying, she informed the TSA officer that she could not remove it without the help of pliers, and the officer gave a pair to her," said Ms. Allred. "This encounter was one that she will never forget," Ms. Allred said. "The conduct of TSA was cruel and unnecessary. The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon." Mr. White said security screeners properly followed procedures during the incident when they asked Ms. Hamlin to remove the piercings. One was removed easily, but the skin had grown over the second piercing stud and Ms. Hamlin asked for the pliers to remove it. The TSA defended the extra scrutiny, saying that terrorists have hidden dangerous items in "sensitive areas of the body" in the past. "We have a duty to the American public to resolve any alarm that we discover," Mr. White said. "Incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. This scenario must be addressed at our nation's airports." On Nov 28, 2007, in Sri Lanka, a woman linked to the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, detonated a bomb from her bra killing herself and one other. TSA's Web site informs passengers that body piercing may prompt additional screening procedures and that they may be asked "to remove your body piercing in private as an alternative to a pat-down search." "Our security officers are well trained to screen individuals with body piercing in sensitive areas with dignity and respect while ensuring a high level of security," Mr. White said. - - - Ahh, the Bush Administration. We're going to miss the high level of incompetence. Between your spending much of your day participating in rec.boats and finding exciting news articles like this to regurgitate, it's no wonder you need to go out in the woods and shoot tree stumps, to relieve the stress you are under. BTW: How do you hide a 3 pound pistol on your person. The obvious answer is that just blends in with your excess midriff blubber. What are you raving about, "SloMo"? Why would I need to hide a "3 pound pistol" on my person? Here's a question for you, SloMo...why do you post here? You obviously are not a boater.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hmm, let's see. Harry posts an article here about the TSA and a nipple ring, then chides someone else for not posting boating related posts.......... Care to conjure up all of your posts for the last, say week, and see just what percentage is boating related? But nipples have caused a lot of trouble over the years. Lots of young and older men have had major trouble because of female nipples. |
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